--- title: "Future Offshore Wind - Area of Focus Engagement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notic" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE CROWN ESTATE" published: "2025-09-30" --- # Future Offshore Wind - Area of Focus Engagement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notic Buyer: THE CROWN ESTATE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d.json) ## Summary The Crown Estate is planning a procurement process focused on future offshore wind development as outlined in a preliminary market engagement notice. This is part of a strategic initiative to lease seabed areas for offshore wind farms in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The process is currently in the planning stage, with the key engagement event scheduled for 6 October 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00. The engagement is specifically aimed at offshore wind developers and investors, who are invited to participate in a webinar providing an overview of the Marine Delivery Routemap and areas of potential opportunity. The procurement stage is primarily a planning phase, with further leasing rounds anticipated although not yet formally dated. The Crown Estate, headquartered in London, acts as the main buyer and is responsible for this public authority central government project. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the renewable energy sector, particularly those involved in offshore wind technology, construction-related services, and investment. Companies specialising in these areas can leverage this engagement to position themselves for future leasing opportunities as The Crown Estate focuses on addressing spatial pressures on the seabed. The strategic planning facilitated by such engagement ensures that potential conflicts are minimalised, enabling coherent and data-driven decision-making. Offshore wind developers and related-sector businesses will find this a promising opportunity to influence upcoming leasing rounds and demonstrate their expertise and readiness for collaboration in future projects. ## Notice The Crown Estate (TCE) periodically holds competitive tenders to lease areas of the seabed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. TCE, through its collaborative, strategic delivery approach for the seabed and coastline - the Marine Delivery Routemap - has identified the most suitable regional areas of potential opportunity for future offshore wind in England and Wales. These areas were published in the Future of offshore wind report (Future of offshore wind | The Crown Estate) in September 2024. The Marine Delivery Routemap (MDR) will be a strategic tool to help address the growing spatial pressures on the seabed. With a rapid increase in demand for space and rising spatial conflicts, there is a pressing need to offer greater visibility and coherence to support strategic planning and decision-making. The Routemap is designed to facilitate structured dialogue across agencies and sectors, drawing on the best available data and evidence. As part of our planning for future offshore wind leasing, TCE intends to conduct a series of market engagement events. The most recent event was a market focussed webinar to provide an overview of the Routemap, along with an update on our spatial work to-date, regarding the regional areas of potential opportunity. This event took place on 14 August 2025. Our next market engagement session will be presenting the Areas of Focus (AoF) for future offshore wind leasing, which is the next stage of spatial design. This online webinar is targeted at offshore wind developers and will take place at 12:30 - 13:30, 6 October 2025. The Crown Estate is in the early stages of designing future offshore wind leasing rounds, which this engagement event will inform, and there is currently no formal date for the launch of the procurement which may consist of one or more leasing rounds. Therefore, the date set out below ("Engagement deadline") refers to the engagement event, rather than the contract notice for any subsequent leasing tender process. For further information on The Crown Estate's involvement in offshore wind please visit https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/offshore-wind. ### Planning Information This PME notice does not refer to any specific tender process so please note that the date of 06 October 2025 refers to the date on which the engagement event will take place, rather than a contract notice publication date for any subsequent leasing tender process. This event is invite-only for offshore wind developers and investors and limited to two representatives from each organisation. It is mandatory for any interested organisations who wish to attend to register their availability at the link sent out with invites. Stages - Market Engagement: Initial invites sent to suitable parties. Suitable parties confirm attendance through registration link and confirm names of their two (maximum) representatives. Webinar event meeting via Teams. Event will take place on Monday 6 October 2025, 12:30 to 14:00. To register your interest for this event, please email: offshorewind@thecrownestate.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060967-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Oct 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE CROWN ESTATE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1Y 4AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71500000 - Construction-related services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2025 at 14:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060967-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060967-2025 30th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/offshore-wind ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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